# Kothigere Village, Kadur, Chikmagalur (Karnataka) – PIN Code

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Village · Kadur, Chikmagalur 

# Kothigere

Kothigere is a village in Kadur sub-district of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, PIN code **577138**. The 2011 Census counted **635 people in 144 households**, the 132nd largest of 272 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 635people (2011)
- 144households
- 80.0%literacy
- 577138PIN code

## Kothigere PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kothigere is 577138.** Kothigere falls in Kadur sub-district, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka.

- PIN code577138
- Gram panchayatUligere
- Community development blockKadur
- Census village code609478

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kothigere from nearby towns?

- Kadur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chikmagalur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kadur (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kothigere?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kothigere; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Belagur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Yagati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kadur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kothigere known for?

The main crops are **ragi and millet**. About 80% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kothigere

Of every 100 households in Kothigere in 2011, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kothigere · ■ Kadur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**86%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**71%

Tap water ****93%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****38%**

**57%

Television ****28%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**19%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kothigere?

■ Kothigere · ■ Kadur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732**

**959

Working population ****65.0%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 73.2% for women. 66% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (11%) · **■** Marginal 23 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kadur

- Donnekoranahalli682 people
- B.Kodihalli660 people
- Linglapura655 people
- Galihalli643 people
- Shanabinagundi634 people
- Melenahalli630 people
- Mangenahalli627 people
- Kundur620 people

[All 312 villages in Kadur](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kothigere?577138
- How far is Kothigere from Chikmagalur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kothigere?635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kothigere in?Chikmagalur district (Kadur sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Kothigere?80.0% (Census 2011)